Take-off mechanism



'May 19, i925. 1,537,963

- F. o NEiLL TAKE-OFF MECHANISM 'Filed oct. 17, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1INVENTE 33 44. ASITUENEY' F. ONEL-L TAKE-FF KECHANISH Fled'ct. 17. 19212 Sheets-Sheet 2 INV ENTE- f 117111311 EY etented May E9, El, 2E,

rino star Partiti FRANK NEXLL, OF TOLEDO, vGHEO.

TABLE-OFF MECi-llt.

Application .tiled October 17, 1921. Serial No. 508,320.

To all 'who/m, t may concern: ingr o t neck finish 15 with 'a blank fromBe. it know-n that I, FRANK GNniu., a blank mold open sections li' intofinish mold citizen ot` the Unitedl States of America, sections 18 tohe. closed lhereahout. When y residing' at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio,the piston roti completed its return or i 5 have invented newand nsefulTale-0f idle stroke it coacts to suppl)rv power Huid 6o Mechanisms, o'fwhich the following is a hy way ot' line 19 to the cylinder l0,reversspecification. ing the stroke ot the piston rotl`l1, and rThisinvention relates to glass handling thereby releasing the lock har 13troni blank machines. table holding position. A This invention hasutility when incorrl`l1e take-ott device of this disclosure may '65porateel in glass bottle maimtaeturing inhe mounted npon the glasshottie machine stallations, and more particularly in the hase 8, andbe,controlle l hy the power and mechanism for removalof the iinishelloot drive mechanisms therefor in a simple inanties from the hlowing' niachine7 while still ner to insure synchronism of take-oli' with l5quitehot. y the machine operation. 7o

Referring to the drawings;l lllfountetl upon the machine hase 8 is anFig. l is a plan'view, on a reduced scale, auxiliary hase 2') havingy annpstamlincl tu.- showing a. general arrangement et' a. twohnlar portionproviding a seat for a nut; 2l column glass bottle machine, say or' thewhich maybe rotated loradiustilnr tali-rma. GNeill type embodying ablank table, a pin support 2i oll lever Q3 engaging collai? blow table,and the take-ott' ot' this inren- 2l helow sleeve :'25 einiileil hyeolunin 2G tion; tired 'with th l auxiliary hase 2U. llroui the Fig. 2is ai View on the lili, ll-L llig. l, column ol' the hlow tahle ot themachine` showing the take-oil' inA g' in to nier-e extends n-ace 2T toanchor the top of this down toengage an articleol' wire; al-:woll column#2li in an ul'night position 8O Fig. 3 is a plan View otl the take-offoi' parollel'f-\to the column 7. Set screw Eil ot Fig. 2; collar S2W onthe sleeve 25, eiigages spline i3!) Fig. 4 is a detail View of the open2gripmounting' gear ill in position to remain in ping means of Fig. 2;and mesh ivllrthe gear ,5 thrmighont the range i Fig. 5 is a. detailView ot theclosed grip oit' vertical reciprocation ot the sleeve 25 onS5' ping means otnv Fig. 2. the eolnnlni. 1 'l'he gear ll is accordinglyMain power Cylinder l is provided with connected 'to ell'ectsimultaneous rotation or rack carrying piston rod 2 reoiproeahle lotake-oli' shitting' of the sleeve 25 with the cli'eet in one directionof its travel internntstep hy step shitting of the blow table (5.

tent rotation of intermediate driving gear llvith six hlow mohls i8 inthe annular seno 3 in mesh with blank mold tahle driving ries on thehlow tahle t5, the step by step gear 4 and blow mold table driving geartrarel ol' the lilo'w tahle GUS, while with a This blow mold tablehiring gear is t\\'-' -arn1 ai c-otlf as herein discloseifl, it ismounted below mold table (fa anti the'gear desirable that tho Sleeve 25rotate 150 as 40 and taille rotate simultaneously in their step thetahle G shifts the 60". To this end, the o5 i hy step travel of 600 oneolun'in l ot this rear 3l is proportioned for three to one glossforming machine` mounted on plat- 'travel as tothe gearli.' torni orhase 8 carried hyiollers S). As the Fast with the sleeve Q5 ot thetake-oli' eolpiston rod 2 completes its drive Stroke, eylunitn and abonothe top of the sectional blow inder l0 has piston rod 1l actuated hyponer molds 1S, is raeket Si', haring two arms. 10e air in line 12, tothrust bar lf3 into blank This bracket terminally carries opstandtahlelocking` position. As the blank table ing guide pins 33, upon each elwhich is is thus positivel) locked against rotation in reciproeable a.cross-head 34. The bracket p the idle or recover stroke of the driving'pis- I2 in aliginnent below the guide 38,*ear1'ies ton 2, thisloelrinigbr through the intermedinte tule-rum pin '35 for grippinglevers 36. 105

gear 8, also serves to look the lolow table 6 The pairot gripping-leverjaws Slris eon- 'rom rotation. As the two tables hare come nestedthrough the erosshead 34 hy yielclahle to. rest, and the blank and blowmolds are links 37. .Pins 38 carried hy the cro'ssheads open at theintermediate transfer station ot' 34, coaet with slots 39 in arms i0mounted I rest, air line 14 to cylinder 15, @Heats shiftby fulerum pins4l to the sleeve 25, to rock ne,

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adj usting nut beam toward and from the adjusted by nuts lrictionalholding at the ulcrnnis 41 that the arms l0 do not tend to shilft fromany position in which placed during the operation oi the machine. Byusing the blow vtable driving gear for the take-oli' shi'f .'ng o' thetake-oil device, withone third the number of teeth in the gear S1 thanare in the gear T. there results a placing of the column l5 in aposition somewhat shorter than the radial distance of the guide 33 fromthe column plus the radial distance of the centerline of the mold 18ronithe column 7. rl`hc radial line 'from the column 7 toward the column25 is about. 18 back of take-oil1 position for the blow molds. 1When theblow table G reaches a position of rest, with an article of yware 4l themachine opens the blow molds.

The take-oill may be considered with jaws 3G open as in l above the openmold l* 1g. Power air from the line 12, by

as' a walking bracket 372. Springs 42,

Way o'branch y viston rode?, pulls the lever 23 downward, and with itAthe collar 2l, lowers the jawsv 36 toward the article 44, as

Athe lock bar 13 comes into holding 'action at thcblank table 4. Theadjustment permitted by the nut Q1 allows such changes of osition fordownward shifting as may be necessitated for dill'erent sizes andshapesof Ware to be engaged.

Closely timed with sleeve 25, is the housing of the this lowering ot thecrosshead 3er. as to Guide for ooeratinor the rri ingv a i: l :a c,

means Power air from the line 14. by way of branch line 48 to cylinder49 car ried by the brace 27. This action of the power air in thecylinder 49 servesio lower adjustal'ile head 51 slide mais crossto abutthe crosshead 534, to

`head 34, above the Ware 1M- at the open bloi'v toward the Ware as directed by the guide This movement, through the yield-able links 3l'effects a yieldable engagement of the ware 44 by the grip ping jaws 36.A desired lag may occur in this depressing olf the crosshead 34 by thegrip` operating device, by having line 5"?. rom the lower portion of thecylinder 49 extend to valve 53 having scored seat 54rand The exhaustingofthe air from the lower side of the piston in the cylinder 49 may thusbe so slowed up that the jaws 36 maynot shatter a bottle neck by toorapid or positive swinging theretoward, even should the jaws come tothis'gripping position almost simultaneously with the coming to rest ofthe table (i.

As 'the line 48 has its power supplied by the transfer shifting ot ablank from the blank table to the blow table accompanied by thcimmediate return of the neck finish, the line 48 is quickly exhausted ofits power mold 18, downward line 45 to cylinder 4(3,through sleeve 25,and thus i *were means, a

drive for bringing Leonesa .gripped were l-.i iin-nn Cnc mold lo isstbefore 'the table (E starts its neat 60C shift, Al'or the piston'rod atonce begins itx it driving stroke.

Accordingly, with this shifting olf the table (i, the sleeve 25is'rotated 1800 in taking the article of ware from thefhloiv mold llandsuspending it over conreyor 57.

ils there is repetition of the lowering oi -the sleeve 25, anddepressing o1 the other crosshead 34 now at the position over theopening mold having an article of ware therein, the action-oi the gripoperating means in thrusting the head 51 against the crosshead 811, toel'ect closing of the' 'jaws 36 about the bottle 44 in the nestv mold15%, is simultaneously transmitted nhrongh the arms l0 of the walkingbeam to open the jaws 86 holding the article of -ware ai; the conveyor57, which article has been lowered down theretowarl by the lowering ofthe sleeve 25. The article o't y which was taken from the machine 1saccordingly deposited on the conveyor pick before another article isbeing picked up at the machine. ,As the line 48 is etrhaustcd or 'powerair before the step operation of the table is to occur., there :isa pernmitted lifting of the head 5l, by the upward travel of the sleeve 25.And this upward shitting of the head 51' Walking beam, for the springsare ach justed sniiiciently to take care oit'this situa tion. Thislifting'o the sleeve 25 accordingly resets, thc grip operating means,

l'ly providing a plnralityo talrectl .arms to the tiakooli' as herein,in. proportion to such number of arms, the speed'o take-oft' shittingand release may be slowed up, a :factor in conserving Ware andpermitting speeding up of the other machine operations v/herein the wareis fully supported.

TWhat is claimed and it is desired to secure by letters llatentis: y v l1 1. A. machine embodying a table, a sectional mold carried hy thetable, an interinittent. drive for rotating the table to a position oirest tor the mold, mold opening take-ofi embodying niare gripping means,a first gear rotatahle with `the table. a second gear in mesh with (be{irst gear the gripping means to said incid position oit nisin 'forlowering the. gripping means toward Alhe opening mold. :.nli'lilionalineens enacting to eilect gripping oi the ware by the gripping means,and control means 'lor rcversngthe acti-alor mechanism to lift, the

does not rock the rest,X actuator mechalilo 'in mesh with the tablemames gripped Ware, said connecvionsucoaeting 'to shiftY the grippingand Ware held thereby away fronsaid additional means.

2. -A take-E for glues `forming machines embodying a plurality ofhorizont-al axis ware engaging arms; a. drive for shifting the arms fromware receiving position; at a station of rest; piston. and Acylinderope/rating-means for effecting ware.- engagement by an arm in warereceiving'fposition, from which operating means and position Said warecarrying arm is sliiftable by said drive; and control means -forresetting the operating means clear of tbe'succeeding Aware engagingarm.

A glass forming machine including a rotary table, ai. column fertiletable, a. gear carried by tbe table, and a mold carried by the table,and' av takebll for removing .ware from the table, said take-oli'embodying a column spaced from tbe machine column', av

gear on the take-oli' column in mesh with the machine gear, and wareengaging arms mounted on the take-ott column to be shifted by said gearsin removing` an article ot' Ware from the mold.

4. A glass forming machine including a column, a. table and gearconcentric of said column, molds carried by the table, a drive forshifting said table and gear, and a take-- ofi embodying a column, a,brace between said columns, a pair of arms mounted on the take-oil"column, a gear concentric with the take-oli column in mesh witht-lietable gear, and connected to actuate said arms, andv ware grippingmeans depending from the arms. i

5. A glass forming machine including a column, a table concentric ofsaid column, a gear iXed with tbe table, molds carried by the table, anintermittent drive for the gear,

i'and a rotary take-oil for'ware from the table molds, said takeoffbeing axially parallel to tbe column and including a gear gear andin aeommon plane tberewitli.-

6. A take-oli" embodying a column, a Walking beam depending from thecolumn, gripping means terminally carried vby the walking beam ends andstationary control means including a member reciprocable over an end ofthe walking beam for depressing said end of tbe walking;l beam.

7. A takeoll1 embodying a. column, a walking beam fulcrunied on fliccolumn, an arm from tbe column, horizonlal axis levers connect-cd to tbearm and controllable to swing the gripping means as actuated by saidWalking beiiin, and controllable reset plunger means eccentric of thecolumn sliiltable relatively to tlie column and beam for raising andlowering tlie gripping means.

in. A. take-oli" embodying a rotary column providing a station of rest,a wall-ing beam fulcrumed on tbe column, gripping means terminallydepending from the. walking beam, a piston and cylinder device foractuating tbe gripping' means, and control means to reset the device.

9. A. take-oil embodying a column, a

Walking beam fulcrunicd on tbe colun'm.,4

'gripping ni'ans terminally depending from tbe walking beam, ar columncarried bracket providing guide means for the gripping means, a gripoperating plunger sliiftable relatively to tbe column and beam coactingto rock the walking beam on its fulcrum and shift tbe gripping means asto tbe guide means, and control means for resetting said plunger. i

ll. A take-oil embodying a` column, a sleeve for tbe, column, a bracketcarried by the sleeve, an arm over the bracket and` pivoted to thesleeve, a guide carried by the bracket, gripping means depending from'tbe arm and directed by the guide., means for raising and lonfering tbe7ripping means by shitting the sleeve as to t e column, and a plungerdownwardly shiftable as to said sleeve for closing the gripping means.

l2. A. take-oil embodying a I' column, a sleeve for the' column, meansfor shifting the sleeve asrto the column, a bracket carried bythesleeve, an arm over the. bracket and pivoter to swing on tlie sleevetoward the bracket, arm swinging means mounted eccentric of tbe column,a guide carried by the bracket, oripping means including a 'pair 'ofdepending jaw levers pivoted to the l racl et, a crossliead movablealong the guide, and means for rotating the sleeve to slii'lt tliegripping means therewith independently of the arm swinging means.

13. A take-oli embodying a column, a sleeve for the column, a bracketcarried by the sleeve, an arm pivotcd upon die sleeve to swing towardthe bracket, a guidecarried by the bracket, gripping means ineluding apair of jaw levers -pivoted to the bracket, a crossliead movable alongtbc guide, yieldable links from the. crossliead for actuating thelevers, means for shifting the sleeve, arm, bracket and gripping meansras to the column, andv grip operating means mounted independently ofsaid sleeve.

14. A take-olf embodying a bracket providing a guide, `an arm pivoted toswing toward the guide, gripping means carried by the arm and directedby the guide,

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` lie lao bracket and arm lowering means for 'posi-- Honing the grppnfrmeans, l zum romiing moans for eoct'ug the taks-DE travel of grippingmoans held wzu'e from a station of Vest, n plunge? mounted`independently of shifting; by smid take-off tavel, for giving addfonulwur@ gripping operation of smid gripping means, 4and, cont'o moansoryn'xovnp; said plunger into reset position.

15. A glasswnw forming mnchno om bodying' first column a rotary iam@ andgezu molmo fm.' simultanoous ilimmttent rotnm ou said column, modsQm'red 'soket and..

second column, a

mamas by said table, @mi a, take-ofi" compsng a gea-1' in mesh with saidtable column gom3 a brace between the co1- umns, gripping means forWare, a pvoied contro'iing arm' and (rootng bx'acket 'mounting thegrppngmesns for take-61T shifting simultaneously with table operation asactunted from sind gears, means for 10W- srmgg sald mountmg .and gmppmgmeans,

nuff brace calmed means movable for opemb ing; the' gppng means.

in Wltnoss whereof ax my signature.

FRANK oN'ELL.

